That we have a failed policy and we are not winning?

So, you disagree with the secretary of defense, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Admiral Fallon that we had a failed policy?

I would not appoint anyone who did not understand that Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Liberty Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment provided a right to privacy.

I mean, you have got the first sort of mainstream African-American, who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, it's -- that's a storybook, man.

The President's Iraq policy has been marred by incompetence and arrogance as his Administration has refused to recognize the military and political reality on the ground.

Based on the President's speech tonight, I cannot support his proposed escalation of the war in Iraq.

Consultation, to me, means consultation. You sit down and talk with people you're trying to work something out with. Not after you've already written the speech.

When you set in motion the kind of policy the President is talking about here, it's very, very dangerous. Matter of fact, I have to say, Madam Secretary, I think the speech given last night by this President represents the most dangerous…

As Congress considers our future course in Iraq, we remain committed on a bipartisan basis to providing our soldiers every resource they need to fight effectively and come home safely. But it's time to begin the orderly redeployment of our…

I would suggest and suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider, that the decider is a shared and joint responsibility.

I would suggest, and suggest respectfully, to the president that he is not the sole decider, that the decider is a shared and joint responsibility.

Of course. I think there would be ethnic cleansing on a massive scale.

What is John McCain smoking? I don't want any.

There's a certain lack of logic associated with that position. But I respect it. And I think we need to have a respectful dialogue and debate on this issue.

I don't think he's been strong. I have been disappointed in some of his decisions.

I'm not sure exactly how to read it. It shows, I think, that they're capable of assembling hundreds of insurgents. I think it's also good that we attack them before they orchestrated an attack. In other words, as a preemptive strike, which…

Not until we have the situation under control to the degree that the Iraqi government can exert its influence through most of the country, that you start with the -- that you move forward with a political and economic process.

I see some signs, but it's by no means conclusive yet. I don't think we're going to know for a number of months whether the Iraqi military is capable and motivated.